Aug 26, 2009

It's the Palm Springs house of designer Bill Stewart (of William Stewart Designs), which he remodeled and restored to is original grandeur.

The home was built in 1962 by the Alexander Construction Company, a group of father-and-son real estate developers who put up more than 2,200 modernist tract homes in Palm Springs between 1947 and 1965.

Like all Alexander houses, this one was designed for a real working family to enjoy indoor/outdoor living, and the bedroom's sliding glass doors open out directly to the backyard.

The sheer drapes and quilted bedcover were custom-made from 'Ambrosia Rose,' a vintage David Hicks design produced by Lee Jofa.

The wallpaper is from Modern Homes (psmodhome.com). The contemporary yellow-and-green lacquered platform bed is by Cappellini; the vintage blond wood console with iron handles was designed by Jean Royére.

Aug 16, 2009

Caption reads: Here is a room for all seasons, sleek, understated, emphasizing textures rather than color--a room that provides an equally appropriate setting for elegant entertaining or quiet evenings of reading.

The most important element in the room is leather, a material capable of great textural variety.

Here it is tucked and tufted on the Barcelona chairs, stretched taut and tight on the Wassily chair, and softly fitted on the comfortable sofa.

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Aug 8, 2009

Painted floors have the power to completely transform a space. We've seen them on Apartment Therapy in every color of the rainbow (literally!), but these examples take it a step further by including patterns and intricate details...

Aug 6, 2009

Meaning~ Highly emotional color. Pink represents caring and sharing. Some people who like pink are affectionate and some have strong personalities. They are gentle and offer love and caring to those in distress.

Aug 4, 2009

With a baby coming in 4 months, we [er, I] have been a"nesting nelly" lately. We've been buying anything wefigure we'll never be able to afford, or won't want to spendmoney on, once our little bundle of joy is here & suckingup all of our financial resources ;)

That means the living room has gotten an overhaul [again]& although there's still tweaking to be done [I want to painta large filigree design in the blank space over the sofa &different smaller pieces will be switched around or addedas we clear out the spare room & basically re-arrange thewhole house] I really like how cozy & comfy things look &I love spending time in there :)

I took these photos in the mid-morning, so although it mightlook super sunny out, it was actually quite dreary...I had tocompromise & live with the grain for good photos :/